Meet Mindful Studies Teacher, Liz!

We sat down with Liz Rojas Ortiz, an educator now entering their third semester co-teaching Mindful Studies at Gresham High School in Gresham, OR. They reflected on the quiet but powerful moments when teens begin to open up and what that willingness to share reveals about feeling safe in the classroom. Read on to hear how teaching the Mindful Studies curriculum has shifted their own approach to helping young people find their own way.